Churn



(No Model.)

J` M. GREER.

GHURN.

Patented Jan. 1895.

PATENT rricn.

JAMES'M. GREER, OF PLYMOUTH, INDIANA.

CHURN.

SPEGIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,926, dated Januaryl, 1895.

Application filed October 22, 1894. Serial No. 526,590- (No model.)`

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, .I AMES M. GREER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Plymouth, in the county of Marshall and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Churns; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple and durableattachment to churns for operating the dasher thereof and which can bereadily detached and removed from the churn cylinder or convenientlyconnected thereto, and consists in the details of constructionsubstantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described andclaimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a sectional View of the churn-cylindershowing the dasher in elevation and the attachment for operating thesame partly in section; Fig. 2, a detailV View in perspective of aportion of the churn cylinder showing the attachment for operating thedasher.

In the accompanying drawings A represents the cylinder of the churnwhich may be of any preferred construction, said cylinder having uponits bottom and interior a bearing a and at its top a vertical slot b,which extends from its upper edge to a short distance down the side ofthe cylinder and terminates in an inclined bearing c.

The dasher B may be of any suitable construction, but preferably withradial wings disposed at right angles to each other as shown. The dashershaft unlike those in ordinary use is neither arranged horizontally orvertically but disposed on an incline across the churn-cylinder whichenables it to be better utilized in giving greater agitation to thecream when it is in motion and consequently its eectiveness increased.

The churn-dasher B consists of the radial wings d and the shaft c, whichshaft at its lower end has a short journal or pin f to engage rwith thebearing a, and the opposite end of the shaft is a rod g upon which is abevel pinion C. The pinion C meshes with a bevel gear wheel D which islocated between the upright arms ci k of a bracket E, said wheel beingconnected to a horizontal shaft h which has its bearings in the uprightsand provided with a crank-handle F for turning it. This bracket isdetachably connected to the churn-cylinder Aby suitable braces Z m inany convenient and well vknown manner, said bracket being on line withthe slot b so that v the pinion will properly engage with the gearwheel. The arm c' is slotted as shown at n to receive the shaft g andenable it to pass through the side of the churn cylinder and the pinionthereon properly to engage with the gearwheel. In order to hold theshaftg in position and upon the inclined bearing c at the lower end ofthe slot b, there is provided a clamp consisting of the two sections GII connected together by a screw-bolt o and thumb-nut p. The twoclamping sections slip over the churncylinder as lshown in Fig. 1, andby tightening up the thumb-nut p to two sections will be drawing tightlyagainst the sides of the cylinder. The clampingsection H has a tongue sto lit into the slot n to hold the rod down against the inclinedbearings c e', the bearing o" being at the bottom of the slot n. rlheclamping section G has a groove t to fit over the shaft g to furtherassist in securely holding the shaft in position.

The churn-cylinder is provided with a conical sectional cover, thesections thereof being shown at I J whereby a space above the top of thechurn-cylinder for the splashing of the cream and also to enable thesmall section to be removed so as to inspect the cream while the churnis in motion without danger of the cream splashing out over the side ofthe cylinder.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A churn consisting of a slotted cylinder, a flasher having a rodextending through the slot, a pinion on the rod, a bracket having aslotted arm to receive said rod and connected to the churn cylinder, adriving gear-wheel and shaft connected to the bracket, and a clampingdevice consisting of two sections having respectivelya tongue andgroove, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. GREER.

Witnesses:

Tnos. J. ROBERTS, ALBERT P. THOMAS.

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